Suji

Suji /
Pudak (Dracaena angustifolia (Medik.) Roxb, Pleomele angustifolia (Medik.) N.E.
Br.) Is an annual herbaceous plant whose leaves are used as natural green dyes
for food. The suji leaves give a more concentrated green color than the
fragrant pandan leaves, which is also a source of green color, but has no
aroma.

Besides being used as a dye,
the plant is usually planted in the yard because of its beautiful shape and the
flowers that spread the fragrance, especially in the afternoon. Compound
interest is arranged in essays with a yellowish white crown, sometimes with a
purple tinge. The decorative cultivars have been developed with variegata
leaves (yellow green stripes).

Traditional treatment of
East Asia to know the rhizome and the root of suji as a source of tonic and
allegedly efficacious cure